Start here · the first lesson of Phrasal verbs
Phrasal verbs
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs, Foreign Phrases, One-word Substitution · for IPMAT Indore, IPMAT Rohtak and JIPMAT
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The idea
A phrasal verb is a verb plus a particle whose meaning is often not the sum of its parts (put up with = tolerate). Indore 2024 was phrasal-heavy (4 of its 7 idiom items: comes down to, fell through, brought about, puts up with). Options normally keep the same verb and change only the particle, so knowing particle meanings and the grammar of each phrasal verb is the whole game.
Textbook vs exam method
Textbook method
Memorise lists of phrasal verbs with their meanings.
Exam method
- Name the meaning the blank needs. (fail, cause, tolerate, depend on).
- Group the options by verb. and compare particles.
- Run the object test. does the phrasal verb take the following noun, and with the right preposition?
- Re-read. with your choice.